The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-28
THOUGHTS FROM THE PULPIT
The Impressive Dedicatory Ceremonies
at the First Lutheran Church.
bers Of the Tippecanoe Club-What the
Existence of Natural Gas Suggests.

church, handsome building just completed at
the corner of Pennsylvania and Walnut streets.
were held yesterday. About the pulpit
profusion Of beautiful plants and flowers, while
through the sta ned glass windows streamed the
.ASoftened light Is.s morning audience filled the
room, that of the evening not being so large,
and the beauty and comfort Of the church were
remarked by all. Tho acoustical properties OF
the audience-room seem to be perfect. At both
services the singing was excellent the music
being specially selected and the singers being
among the best in the city. with Mr. d. j.
Schumacher at the organ. Solos were sung by
Mrs. u. j. Hammond, Mr.. F. w. Baugher and
Mr.. Fred LOOMS
The morning sermon an excellent discourse,
was preached by Rev. j. A. Clutz of Baltimore,
Nd, who took as his text Matthew iv. /: 'Then
was Jesus led by the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted of the devil" Mr. Clutz doubted
If there was more striking paradox in all the
Scriptures than this Of the Spirit leading Jesus
into the wilderness, Immediately after his bap-
tism to be tempted of the devil. He showed
that this, however, was analogous to the tempta-
tions that come all Christians; that they often
come Immediately after some wonderful sign of
: sSod's favor. The author of the book of Job
understood satan and human nature, for he
says, when the sons of men came Satan
also" 1t was Immediately after
the ''Delectable Mountains that John Bunyan
makes Christian to have his dreadful conflict
with the foul fend Apollyon. 1t was just after
: Paul had been caught up into Paradise and had
been permitted to see unspeakable things that
She messenger Of satan was sent to him. Have
sou not found these narratives repeated in your
ifa2 Tba rofC
is enacted over again in his latest disciple The
DEVILS temptations may be launched against the
purest and the best of Gods children. Some
times we won der il we will ever get beyond the
DEVILS reach and the darts he throws after US.
Not in this life Not until we enter the gates
of heaven and walk the streets of the New Jeru-
salem and lay orr armor by. Such temptation
is not sin; yielding is sin. To bow down
before the devil and worship him the
price of the Kingdoms of this world is
sin. 1t is allowing it to stick that furnishes
the heart and brings us into condemnation.
Why does the spirit lead us to be tempted of the
devila In order to test our fealty and sonship to
God, that we may come back with the tread of
conqueror. If resistance to temptation gives
strength of character and ixedness of purpose,
and makes good soldier of Jesus Christ. let the
trial come Let it not be Mt the DEVILS direction,
but at the spirits choosing. The spirit will not
leave us when it leads US into the wilderness;
and our wilderness may be found at our home.
At the shop, the Office, place Of business, and
own souls. There are soul battles of which even
your most intimate friend will know nothing,
and in which you have no help save that which
comes from the word of God. And even should
we fail we have friend in Jesus, who has made
this soul struggle. We have only TO come to
Jesus confess sins, ask forgiveness and de-
hverance and We shall not ask in vain
Rev. J. g. Zimmerman, of York, Pa prayed.
In his prayer he made touching allusion to
Rev. Dr. Baltzly, the venerable father Of the
pastor, who was present
John III. Chr, treasurer of the building COM
; --snttee. reported that the committee had
eeved from all sources SO. 234. and expended
81 1853 SO. leaving balance on hand of $3.50 Al,
30 which amount was to be added 1924 in out
standing subscriptions. making a total balance
of s644 Al. He reported the Indebtedness on the
building mostly on furnishing the church, 81,
2372 %. from which, when the amount on hand
and subscriptions are deducted, balance Of
81 GOO remained to be provided for. Mr.. Batzly
announced that the beautiful new carpet was a
rift Of tho ladies and they had paid for it.
The following subscriptions wereethen taken
10: j. s. Hildebrand gave 5000; Albert Gall,
English Lutheran. Supday-school. Ladies' Aid
Society, Peter Healing, 800 each; VIM B. Har-
ris. George l. Sushong, Mrs. Fred p Rush.
John Fl Ohr. y Y. Baugher Mrs G. Gall, Mrs.
Elizabeth f,rows and family. Plymouth Church,
$50 each; Vim. H. Ruff, Mrs. Fred Kneher. J..
b. Aifrey the Misses Rowland $50 each: Miss Car
RE Gall John G Atkinson, c. A. Manning. Mrs.
Lizzie Catterson. John F. Hannaman, Louis T..
Kiefer. Captain Zollinger, c. $. Hidebrand,
P NJ Hildebrand Mrs John H Ohr. $25 each;
Mrs. j. B Baltzly, Miss Effe Healing, SIS each;
James G. Douglass. l.. D. Moody, c. R. Myers,
woeltz Miss Alice secor, E. r. Rudy. Mrs G.
L. Bushong Marion Wood Charles Hams R.
G. airline. H. H. Walker. b F. Meyers G. D.
I Lancaster Mrs George F. Meyers, Fl. E.
DS'Tutewiler Mrs. E. w. Haford. Mrs. Lou Kess
! ler NJ B Harrison, Mrs. r. NJ Bailor, Miss
Clara Borchard, Miss Emma Twiname. Miss
Mary Lockwood, Mrs. Bierbauer, Mrs. F. F.
n;nEfn NJ
Winston, JOSEPH Nieman, Miss Anna Myers
Miss Sarah Atland Eugene Kreider, Miss Nora
McQuiddy, Miss Carrie Hendricks, So each
basket collection, $36: total, 81 ,655
just before the collection was announced Mr.
McCnlloch, pastor of Plymouth Church. ap-
nea-ed At a side door and handed in the follow.
ing, Witch was read, not without emotion by
Mr.. Baltzly:
MAReH 81.
NV Dear Baltzly-You remember that the woman
In the parable when she found the lost piece Of
money. called her friends and .neghbors, saying
"Eejoice with me-" Some of your frendsin Plymouth
Church wish TO rejoice with and inclose this
check with their compliments and congratulations
No church Iiveth unto itself. Life will mean more I,
u. all with you standing up TO preach the good news
Churches are fan,ilies-a observation-disclosures il
form only holding 'the unity of the spirit in tn,
bonds of peace" God bless you and yours.
For Plymouth Church, OSCAR G. MoCULLocH.
At the evening service the forty eighth psalm
was read by the pastor as the lesson and Rev
Or. Baltzly offered prayer The sermon wa
SttSSheu ny hST. q. " AtWUSriudu, Va IoI \
Pa. secretary of the Board of Church Exten
sion, his text being Ephesians v. 81: "That h
might present it to Himself glorious church
not having spot or wrinkle. any such thing
but that it should be holy and without blemish
The preacher said that three institutions wer
recognized divine-the family, tn
| church and the state-and then shove
\ how they related to and depende
upon each other. Christ came as tn
1 example of purity, sympathy. tenderness, kline
ness In Christ is the fulfillment of prophecy
In Him is found that longing of the ancier
philosopher, perfect man. Even those VIII
question His divinity unite in magnifying H
personal purity and excellence of character.